2014 Big Ten Conference football season

2014 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2014 through January 2015
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2015 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Brandon Scherff (Iowa)
Picked by	Washington Redskins, 5th overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Melvin Gordon
Top scorer	Melvin Gordon (192 points)
East Division champions	Ohio State
West Division champions	Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions	Ohio State
Runners-up	Wisconsin
Finals MVP	Cardale Jones (QB), Ohio State

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. T–5 Michigan State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Big Ten Conference football season was the 119th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference began its season on Thursday, August 28, as Minnesota and Rutgers opened their seasons. The remainder of the teams in the conference began their season on August 30.

This was the Big Ten's first season with 14 teams as Maryland and Rutgers joined the conference. It was also the first season with the two seven-team divisions; when Maryland and Rutgers joined, the conference reorganized its divisions on a pure geographic basis. The six schools in the Central Time Zone were joined by Purdue in the new West Division, with the other schools making up the East Division. Under the new setup, the only protected cross-division rivalry game will be Indiana–Purdue.^[1]

Ohio State routed Wisconsin, 59–0, to win 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes then advanced to the first ever College Football Playoff where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game and then defeated Oregon in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship to claim their eighth national championship in school history.

For the first time in several years, the Big Ten finished the season with two consensus top-five teams. In addition to Ohio State's consensus national title, Michigan State finished the season as the consensus #5 team in the nation.

Rankings

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
Illinois	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Indiana	AP					RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Iowa	AP	RV	RV	RV					RV
	C	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV			RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Maryland	AP						RV			RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan State	AP	8	7	13	11	9	10	8	8	8	8	7	12	10	10	7	7	5
	C	8	6	13	11	9	10	8	6	5	5	6	12	9	8	7	7	5
	CFP	Not released									8	8	12	11	10	8	8
Minnesota	AP							RV	RV	RV			RV	RV	22	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	25	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released											25	25	18		25
Nebraska	AP	22	19	RV	24	21	19	21	19	16	17	15	11	21	RV	25	25	RV
	C	22	18	21	22	19	17	21	19	16	16	14	11	19	RV	23	22	RV
	CFP	Not released									15	13	16	23
Northwestern	AP	RV
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	5	8	22	23	22	20	15	13	13	13	13	8	7	7	6	5	1
	C	6	7	18	18	20	18	15	13	12	13	11	7	7	7	6	4	1
	CFP	Not released									16	14	8	6	6	5	4
Penn State	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV
	C				RV	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP		RV					RV
	C		RV	RV				RV	RV									RV
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	14	18	18	19	19	17	RV	RV		RV	25	22	14	14	11	17	13
	C	14	19	17	17	17	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	22	15	14	11	17	13
	CFP	Not released										25	20	16	14	13	18

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Spring games

(Attendance in parentheses)^[2]

April 5

• Michigan (15,000)

April 11

• Maryland (8,319)

April 12

• Illinois (5,105)
• Indiana (9,231)
• Minnesota (5,000)
• Nebraska (61,772)
• Northwestern (N/A)
• Ohio State (61,058)
• Penn State (72,000)
• Purdue (7,175)
• Wisconsin (8,204)

April 26

• Iowa (20,400)
• Michigan State (35,000)
• Rutgers (11,500)

Homecoming games

Team	Date	Opponent	HC game record	Attendance
Illinois	October 25	Minnesota	44–57–2[3]
Indiana	October 18	Michigan State	44–51–6[4]
Iowa	October 11	Indiana	55–42–5[5]
Maryland	October 18	Iowa
Michigan	November 1	Indiana	86–27 [6]
Michigan State	September 27	Wyoming	64–31–3 [7]
Minnesota	October 18	Purdue	54–36–3[8]
Nebraska	September 27	Illinois	77–22–4 [9]
Northwestern	October 18	Nebraska
Ohio State	October 18	Rutgers	67–19–5[10]
Penn State	September 27	Northwestern	68–21–5[11]
Purdue	September 27	Iowa	50–37–4[12]
Rutgers	November 1	Wisconsin	52–28–2[13]
Wisconsin	October 25	Maryland

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 42–20	44,344	[1]
August 28	10:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Washington State	CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA	FS1	W 41–38	30,927	[2]
August 29	7:30 p.m.	Jacksonville State	No. 8 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 45–7	75,127	[3]
August 30	8:30 a.m.	Central Florida	Penn State	Croke Park • Dublin, Ireland	ESPN2	W 26–24	53,304	[4]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 28–17	36,234	[5]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNEWS	W 28–10	38,006	[6]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 31–23	66,805	[7]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	W 52–14	106,811	[8]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Ohio State	Navy	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD	CBSSN	W 34–17	57,579	[9]
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 43–34	37,031	[10]
August 30	3:30 p.m.	James Madison	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 52–7	45,080	[11]
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 22 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 55–7	91,441	[12]
August 30	3:30 p.m.	California	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC / ESPN2	L 24–31	34,228	[13]
August 30	9:00 p.m.	No. 14 Wisconsin	No. 13 LSU	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	L 28–24	71,599	[14]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 42–34	38,561	[15]
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	McNeese State	No. 19 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPNU	W 31–24	91,082	[16]
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC / ESPN2	W 21–3	97,354	[17]
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNEWS	L 38–17	36,410	[18]
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 38–25	48,040	[19]
Sept. 6	12:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	No. 18 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 37–3	77,125	[20]
Sept. 6	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 17–13	64,210	[21]
Sept. 6	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 24–17	28,915	[22]
Sept. 6	3:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 35–24	47,223	[23]
Sept. 6	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 23–15	41,139	[24]
Sept. 6	6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Michigan State	No. 3 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FOX	L 46–27	59,456	[25]
Sept. 6	7:30 p.m.	Michigan	No. 16 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry)	NBC	L 31–0	80,795	[26]
Sept. 6	8:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 35–21	107,517	[27]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
Sept. 6	Indiana

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 22 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC / ESPN2	W 66–0	104,404	[28]
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	L 45–42	23,717	[29]
September 13	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Maryland-WVU rivalry)	BTN	L 40–37	48,154	[30]
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Iowa State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN	L 20–17	70,585	[31]
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 34–10	102,824	[32]
September 13	4:00 p.m.	Illinois	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FOX	L 44–19	62,325	[33]
September 13	4:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Texas Christian	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 30–7	43,958	[34]
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 11 Notre Dame	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L 30–14	56,832	[35]
September 13	8:00 p.m.	Penn State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	PSU 13–10	53,774	[36]
September 13	10:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 55–19	41,031	[37]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 13	#13 Michigan State	Northwestern	#18 Wisconsin

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 24–20	48,895	[38]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	No. 19 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 68–17	79,849	[39]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	No. 11 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 73–14	73,846	[40]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 35–13	31,434	[41]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNEWS	W 24–7	32,016	[42]
September 20	12:30 p.m.	Maryland	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACC Network	W 34–20	40,511	[43]
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 31–24	33,655	[44]
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Utah	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC / ESPN2	L 26–10	103,890	[45]
September 20	4:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 18 Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SEC Network	W 31–27	66,455	[46]
September 20	4:00 p.m.	Massachusetts	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 48–7	99,155	[47]
September 20	4:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 24–7	47,739	[48]
September 20	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNEWS	W 42–35	41,019	[49]
September 20	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	No. 24 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 41–31	91,585	[50]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 20	#23 Ohio State

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 27†	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	No. 9 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 56–14	74,227	[51]
September 27†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	NW 29–6	102,910	[52]
September 27†	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	IOWA 24–10	36,603	[53]
September 27	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	No. 19 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPNU	W 27–10	78,111	[54]
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNEWS	W 31–6	48,361	[55]
September 27	12:30 p.m.	Maryland	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	MD 37–15	44,313	[56]
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	ABC / ESPN2	MIN 30–14	102,926	[57]
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 22 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 50–28	108,362	[58]
September 27†	9:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 21 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 45–14	91,255	[59]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 4	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	PUR 38–27	45,046	[60]
October 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Ohio State	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	OSU 52–24	51,802	[61]
October 4	2:30 p.m.	North Texas	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 49–24	40,457	[62]
October 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Wisconsin	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	NW 20–14	42,013	[63]
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Michigan	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	RUT 26–24	53,327	[64]
October 4	8:00 p.m.	No. 19 Nebraska	No. 10 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	MSU 27–24	75,923	[65]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 4	Iowa	Minnesota	Penn State

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 11†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	IOWA 45–29	68,590	[66]
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	WIS 38–28	80,341	[67]
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 24–17	49,051	[68]
October 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Michigan State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC / ESPN2	MSU 45–31	40,217	[69]
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Penn State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	MICH 18–13	113,085	[70]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 11	Maryland	#21 Nebraska	#15 Ohio State	Rutgers

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 18†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 39–38	51,241	[71]
October 18†	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN2	MD 38–31	48,373	[72]
October 18†	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	ESPN	MSU 56–17	44,403	[73]
October 18†	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 13 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC / ESPN2	OSU 56–17	106,795	[74]
October 18†	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Nebraska	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NEB 38–17	47,330	[75]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 18	Illinois	Michigan	Penn State	Wisconsin

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 25†	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNU	ILL 28–24	44,437	[76]
October 25†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 52–7	80,336	[77]
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 16 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	NEB 42–24	91,088	[78]
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Michigan	No. 8 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	MSU 35–11	76,331	[79]
October 25	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Ohio State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry)	ABC	OSU 31–24 ^2OT	107,895	[80]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 25	Indiana	Iowa	Northwestern	Purdue

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 1†	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	WIS 37–0	52,797	[81]
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IOWA 48–7	66,887	[82]
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Maryland-PSU rivalry)	ESPN2	MD 20–19	103,969	[83]
November 1†	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 34–10	103,111	[84]
November 1	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 17 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC / ESPN2	NEB 35–14	91,107	[85]
November 1	8:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 13 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ABC	OSU 55–14	106,961	[86]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 1	#8 Michigan State	Minnesota

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	PSU 13–7	42,683	[87]
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	MINN 51–14	49,680	[88]
November 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Wisconsin	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	WIS 34–16	35,068	[89]
November 8	3:30 p.m.	Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	MICH 10–9	42,429	[90]
November 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Ohio State	No. 7 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	OSU 49–37	76,409	[91]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 8	Illinois	Maryland	#15 Nebraska	Rutgers

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	IOWA 30–14	50,373	[92]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Ohio State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	OSU 31–24	45,778	[93]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 30–13	100,173	[94]
November 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Nebraska	No. 22 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	ABC	WIS 59–24	80,539	[95]
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 15 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame (Shillealagh Trophy)	NBC	W 43–40 ^OT	80,795	[96]
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	RUT 45–23	47,492	[97]
November 15	8:00 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan State	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MSU 37–15	51,802	[98]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 15	Michigan	Purdue

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	NW 38–14	30,117	[99]
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	ILL 16–14	35,172	[100]
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 42–27	101,426	[101]
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 10 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	MSU 45–3	70,902	[102]
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 21 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	MIN 28–24	91,186	[103]
November 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 Wisconsin	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ABC / ESPN2	WIS 26–24	68,610	[104]
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MD 23–16	101,717	[105]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)	ABC	NEB 37–34 ^OT	66,897	[106]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	ESPNU	ILL 47–33	31,137	[107]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	IND 23–16	40,079	[108]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	OSU 42–28	108,610	[109]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPNU	RUT 41–38	36,673	[110]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Michigan State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ABC / ESPN2	MSU 34–10	99,902	[111]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Minnesota	No. 14 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	WIS 34–24	80,341	[112]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 6	8:17 p.m.	No. 11 Wisconsin	No. 6 Ohio State	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	OSU 59–0	60,229	[113]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

Big Ten bowl games for the 2014 season are:

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Ref.
Heart of Dallas Bowl	December 26	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	Louisiana Tech	LT 35–18	31,297	[114]
Quick Lane Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Rutgers	North Carolina	RUT 40–21	23,876	[115]
Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Penn State	Boston College	PSU 31–30 (OT)	49,012	[116]
Holiday Bowl	December 27	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	#25 Nebraska	#24 USC	USC 45–42	55,789	[117]
Foster Farms Bowl	December 30	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	ESPN	10:00 p.m.	Maryland	Stanford	STAN 45–21	34,780	[118]
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:00 p.m.	#17 Wisconsin	#19 Auburn	WIS 34–31 (OT)	44,023	[119]
Citrus Bowl	January 1	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota	#16 Missouri	MIZZ 33–17	48,624	[120]
TaxSlayer Bowl	January 2	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	3:20 p.m.	Iowa	Tennessee	TENN 45–28	56,310	[121]
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl	January 1	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	12:30 p.m.	#7 Michigan State	#4 Baylor	MSU 42–41	71,464	[122]
College Football Playoff
Sugar Bowl (Semifinal)	January 1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	9:00 p.m.	#5 Ohio State	#1 Alabama	OSU 42–35	74,682	[123]
CFP National Championship	January 12	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	#5 Ohio State	#3 Oregon	OSU 42–20	85,689	[124]

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Records against FBS conferences

2014 records against FBS conferences:

Through games of January 12, 2015

Conference	Record
ACC	5–1
American	6–0
Big 12	1–3
C-USA	4–1
Independents	3–2
MAC	8–3
Mountain West	3–0
Pac-12	2–6
SEC	3–3
Sun Belt	2–0
Total	37–19

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1[14]	Ameer Abdullah	RB	NEB	Johnathan Aiken	S	RUT	Sam Ficken	PK	PSU	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU
										DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU
Week 2[15]	Wes Lunt	QB	ILL	Drew Ott	DE	IOWA	Sam Foltz	P	NEB	Mike Dudek	WR	ILL
	David Cobb	RB	MIN
Week 3[16]	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Trevor Williams	CB	PSU	De'Mornay Pierson-El	PR	NEB	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 4[17]	Ameer Abdullah	RB	NEB	William Likely	CB	MD	Chris Gradone	P	NW	Tegray Scales	LB	IND
	Melvin Gordon	RB	WIS							Chris Streveler	QB	MINN
Week 5[18]	Ameer Abdullah	RB	NEB	Cole Farrand	LB	MD	Griffin Oakes	PK	IND	Anthony Walker	LB	NW
										J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 6[19]	Gary Nova	QB	RUT	Godwin Igwebuike	S	NW	Kemoko Turay	DE	RUT	Godwin Igwebuike	S	NW
Week 7[20]	Tevin Coleman	RB	IND	Jake Ryan	LB	MICH	Matt Wile	PK	MICH	Justin Jackson	RB	NW
				Damien Wilson	LB	MINN	Jalen Myrick	KR	MINN
Week 8[21]	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Cedric Thompson	S	MINN	Ryan Santoso	PK	MINN	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 9[22]	Ameer Abdullah	RB	NEB	Joey Bosa	DE	OSU	Justin DuVernois	P	ILL	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU
Week 10[23]	Corey Clement	RB	WIS	Louis Trinca-Pasat	DT	IOWA	Sam Ficken	PK	PSU	Akrum Wadley	RB	IOWA
				Jake Ryan	LB	MICH
Week 11[24]	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Vince Biegel	LB	WIS	Paul Griggs	PK	PUR	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 12[25]	Melvin Gordon	RB	WIS	Joe Schobert	LB	WIS	Jack Mitchell	PK	NW	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 13[26]	Melvin Gordon	RB	WIS	Briean Boddy-Calhoun	CB	MINN	David Reisner	PK	ILL	Jalin Marshall	WR/PR	OSU
				Ibraheim Campbell	S	NW	Brad Craddock	PK	MD
Week 14[27]	Gary Nova	QB	RUT	Nate Gerry	S	NEB	De'Mornay Pierson-El	PR	NEB	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU
							R.J. Shelton	KR	MSU

Players of the Year

2014 Big Ten Player of the Year awards^[28]

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Joey Bosa	Ohio State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	J.T. Barrett	Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	J.T. Barrett	Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	Tony Lippett	Michigan State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Maxx Williams	Minnesota
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Brandon Scherff	Iowa
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Joey Bosa	Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Mike Hull	Penn State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Kurtis Drummond	Michigan State
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Brad Craddock	Maryland
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Peter Mortell	Minnesota
Dave McClain/Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year	Jerry Kill	Minnesota

All-Conference Players

Coaches All-Conference Selections^[28]

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Position Player Class Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB J.T. Barrett FR Ohio State RB Tevin Coleman JR Indiana RB MELVIN GORDON JR Wisconsin WR Tony Lippett SR Michigan State WR Kenny Bell SR Nebraska TE Maxx Williams SO Minnesota C Jack Allen JR Michigan State OG Pat Elflein SO Ohio State OG Kyle Costigan SR Wisconsin OT Brandon Scherff SR Iowa OT Rob Havenstein SR Wisconsin First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Shilique Calhoun JR Michigan State DL Randy Gregory JR Nebraska DL JOEY BOSA SO Ohio State DL Anthony Zettel SR Penn State LB Jake Ryan SR Michigan LB Mike Hull SR Penn State LB Derek Landisch SR Wisconsin DB William Likely SO Maryland DB Kurtis Drummond SR Michigan State DB Trae Waynes JR Michigan State DB Doran Grant SR Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Brad Craddock JR Maryland P Peter Mortell JR Minnesota

Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Connor Cook JR Michigan State RB David Cobb SR Minnesota RB Ameer Abdullah SR Nebraska WR Stefon Diggs JR Maryland WR Devin Funchess JR Michigan TE Jeff Heuerman SR Ohio State C Austin Blythe JR Iowa OG Travis Jackson SR Michigan State OG Zac Epping SR Minnesota OT Taylor Decker JR Ohio State OT Jack Conklin SO Michigan State Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Carl Davis SR Iowa DL Louis Trinca-Pasat SR Iowa DL Maliek Collins SO Nebraska DL Michael Bennett SR Ohio State LB Quinton Alston SR Iowa LB Taiwan Jones SR Michigan State LB Damien Wilson SR Minnesota DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun JR Minnesota DB Eric Murray JR Minnesota DB Ibraheim Campbell SR Northwestern DB Frankie Williams JR Purdue DB Michael Caputo JR Wisconsin DB Darius Hillary JR Wisconsin Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Sam Ficken SR Penn State P Justin DuVernois SR Illinois

Honorable Mention: Illinois: V’Angelo Bentley, Mikey Dudek, Teddy Karras, Mason Monheim, Jihad Ward; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Andrew Donnal, Jordan Lomax, John Lowdermilk, Drew Ott, Tevaun Smith; Maryland: Cole Farrand, Andre Monroe; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Will Hagerup, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Jake Cotton, Sam Foltz, Nate Gerry, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Justin Jackson, Dean Lowry, Nick Van Hoose, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Cameron Johnston, Joshua Perry, Devin Smith, Evan Spencer; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, DaeSean Hamilton, Jesse James, Jordan Lucas; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Paul Griggs; Rutgers: Leonte Carroo, Kaleb Johnson; Wisconsin: Vince Biegel, Rafael Gaglianone, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter, Dan Voltz.

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Media All-Conference Selections^[28]

Position Player Class Team First Team Offense (Media) QB J.T. BARRETT FR Ohio State RB Tevin Coleman JR Indiana RB Melvin Gordon JR Wisconsin WR Tony Lippett SR Michigan State WR Leonte Carroo JR Rutgers TE Maxx Williams SO Minnesota C Jack Allen JR Michigan State OG Zac Epping SR Minnesota OG Kyle Costigan SR Wisconsin OT Brandon Scherff SR Iowa OT Rob Havenstein SR Wisconsin First Team Defense (Media) DL Shilique Calhoun JR Michigan State DL Randy Gregory JR Nebraska DL JOEY BOSA SO Ohio State DL Anthony Zettel SR Penn State LB Jake Ryan SR Michigan LB Damien Wilson SR Minnesota LB Mike Hull SR Penn State DB William Likely SO Maryland DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun JR Minnesota DB Kurtis Drummond SR Michigan State DB Trae Waynes JR Michigan State First Team Special Teams (Media) PK Brad Craddock JR Maryland P Peter Mortell JR Minnesota

Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Connor Cook JR Michigan State RB David Cobb SR Minnesota RB Ameer Abdullah SR Nebraska WR Mikey Dudek FR Illinois WR DaeSean Hamilton FR Penn State TE Jeff Heuerman SR Ohio State C Dan Voltz SO Wisconsin OG Travis Jackson SR Michigan State OG Pat Elflein SO Ohio State OT Jack Conklin SO Michigan State OT Taylor Decker JR Ohio State Second Team Defense (Media) DL Carl Davis SR Iowa DL Drew Ott JR Iowa DL Andre Monroe SR Maryland DL Michael Bennett SR Ohio State LB Joshua Perry JR Ohio State LB Vince Biegel SO Wisconsin LB Derek Landisch SR Wisconsin DB Nate Gerry SO Nebraska DB Nick Van Hoose JR Northwestern DB Doran Grant SR Ohio State DB Michael Caputo JR Wisconsin Second Team Special Teams (Media) PK Sam Ficken SR Penn State P Justin DuVernois SR Illinois

Honorable Mention: Illinois: Taylor Barton, V’Angelo Bentley, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Jason Spriggs, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Quinton Alston, Austin Blythe, Jake Duzey, John Lowdermilk, Desmond King, Louis Trinca-Pasat; Maryland: Sean Davis, Stefon Diggs, Cole Farrand, Darius Kilgo, Yannick Ngakoue; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Blake Countess, Devin Funchess, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Taiwan Jones, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Eric Murray, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Kenny Bell, Maliek Collins, Corey Cooper, Jake Cotton, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Ibraheim Campbell, Cameron Johnston, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Vonn Bell, Ezekiel Elliott, Cameron Johnston, Devin Smith, Michael Thomas, Adolphus Washington; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, Jesse James, Austin Johnson, Jordan Lucas, Angelo Mangiro, Trevor Williams; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Robert Kugler, Frankie Williams; Rutgers: Darius Hamilton, Kaleb Johnson, Kemoko Turay; Wisconsin: Sam Arneson, Rafael Gaglianone, Darius Hillary, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter

All-Americans

There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.

The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.^[29]

Main article: 2014 College Football All-America Team

2014 First Team All-Americans

Player	School	Position	Selector
Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin	RB	CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Tevin Coleman	Indiana	RB	CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Maxx Williams	Minnesota	TE	Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Brandon Scherff	Iowa	OT	CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Kyle Costigan	Wisconsin	OG	ESPN
Rob Havenstein	Wisconsin	OT	AFCA
Jack Allen	Michigan State	C	USA Today
Joey Bosa	Ohio State	DE	CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Michael Bennett	Ohio State	DT	CBS Sports, SB Nation
Kurtis Drummond	Michigan State	CB	FWAA, Phil Steele
Brad Craddock	Maryland	PK	Phil Steele

Joey Bosa, Tevin Coleman, Melvin Gordon and Brandon Scherff were declared Unanimous All-Americans for 2014 having been named to the First Teams by all five selectors recognized by the NCAA (Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp, Sporting News)

Academic All-Americans

Six Big Ten student-athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-America first or second teams in football as announced by CoSIDA. The Big Ten has now led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences in Academic All-Americans for 10 straight seasons, with 78 honorees over that time span.

First Team: Mark Murphy, Indiana; Mike Sadler, Michigan State; Maxx Williams, Minnesota; Davie Milewski, Rutgers. Second Team: Mark Weisman, Iowa; Jacoby Boren, Ohio State.^[30]

To be eligible for the award, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a first-team or key performer and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average (GPA).

National Award Winners

• Tom Herman, Ohio State – Frank Broyles Award (top assistant coach)
• Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin – Doak Walker Award (top running back)
• Brad Craddock, Maryland – Lou Groza Award (top placekicker)
• Brandon Scherff, Iowa – Outland Trophy (top interior lineman)

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	36,234	38,561	41,019	45,046	44,437	50,373	35,172	—	290,842	41,549	68.5%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	38,006	44,313	40,457	44,403	42,683	40,079	—	—	249,941	41,657	78.7%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	66,805	64,210	70,585	68,590	66,887	68,610	66,897	—	472,584	67,512	95.6%
Maryland	Byrd Stadium	51,802	45,080	48,154	51,802	48,373	51,802	36,673	—	—	281,884	46,981	90.7%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	109,901	106,811	102,824	103,890	102,926	113,085	103,111	101,717	—	734,364	104,909	95.5%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	75,127	73,846	74,227	75,923	76,331	76,409	70,902	—	522,765	74,681	99.6%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805	44,344	47,223	47,739	49,051	51,241	49,680	45,778	—	335,056	47,865	94.2%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	87,091	91,441	91,082	91,585	91,255	91,088	91,107	91,186	—	638,744	91,249	104.8%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	34,228	41,139	32,016	42,013	47,330	42,429	31,137	—	270,292	38,613	81.9%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,329	107,517	104,404	108,362	106,795	106,961	101,426	108,610	—	744,075	106,296	103.9%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	97,354	99,155	102,910	107,895	103,969	100,173	99,902	—	711,358	101,623	95.4%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	56,400	37,031	36,410	31,434	36,603	40,217	35,068	30,117	—	246,880	35,269	62.5%
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454	48,040	53,774	48,361	53,327	52,797	47,492	—	—	303,791	50,632	96.5%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	77,125	79,849	78,111	80,341	80,336	80,539	80,341	—	556,642	79,520	99.0%
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6,358,858	66,311	–

2015 NFL Draft

Main article: 2015 NFL draft

35 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.^[31]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois
Indiana			1					1
Iowa	1		1	1				3
Maryland					1	1		2
Michigan		2		1				3
Michigan State	1			1	2			4
Minnesota		1		1	2			4
Nebraska		2			1			3
Northwestern				1			1	2
Ohio State		1	1	1		2		5
Penn State		1			2			3
Purdue					1			1
Rutgers			1		1			2
Wisconsin	1	1						2

*

= Compensatory Selections

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	5	Washington Redskins	Brandon Scherff	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
	1	11	Minnesota Vikings	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	1	15	San Diego Chargers	Melvin Gordon III	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from San Francisco [R1 - 1]
	2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn State	Big Ten
	2	37	New York Jets	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	41	Carolina Panthers	Devin Funchess	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from St. Louis [R2 - 1]
	2	54	Detroit Lions	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska	Big Ten
	2	55	Baltimore Ravens	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Arizona [R2 - 2]
	2	57	St. Louis Rams	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Carolina [R2 - 3]
	2	60	Dallas Cowboys	Randy Gregory	LB	Nebraska	Big Ten
	2	63	Seattle Seahawks	Frank Clark	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
	3	73	Atlanta Falcons	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana	Big Ten
	3	85	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Kroft	TE	Rutgers	Big Ten
	3	90	Baltimore Ravens	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa	Big Ten
	3	92	Denver Broncos	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	106	Chicago Bears	Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	4	115	Cleveland Browns	Ibraheim Campbell	S	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Buffalo [R4 - 1]
	4	119	St. Louis Rams	Andrew Donnal	OT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Philadelphia [R4 - 2]
	4	121	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	127	Dallas Cowboys	Damien Wilson	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	4	129	Green Bay Packers	Jake Ryan	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	138	Tennessee Titans	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	142	Chicago Bears	Adrian Amos	FS	Penn State	Big Ten	from New York Jets [R5 - 1]
	5	146	Minnesota Vikings	Stefon Diggs	WR	Maryland	Big Ten	from Atlanta
	5	150	Miami Dolphins	Cedric Thompson	FS	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	156	Miami Dolphins	Tony Lippett	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Philadelphia [R5 - 2]
	5	160	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jesse James	TE	Penn State	Big Ten
	5	162	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kenny Bell	WR	Nebraska	Big Ten	from Baltimore [R5 - 3]
	5	163	Dallas Cowboys	Ryan Russell	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
	5	168	Detroit Lions	Michael Burton	FB	Rutgers	Big Ten	from New England via Tampa Bay [R5 - 4]
	5*	175	Houston Texans	Keith Mumphery	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
	6	180	Jacksonville Jaguars	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
	6	187	Washington Redskins	Evan Spencer	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New Orleans
	6	203	Denver Broncos	Darius Kilgo	NT	Maryland	Big Ten
	7*	250	Denver Broncos	Trevor Siemian	QB	Northwestern	Big Ten

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round one

1. No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's 2015 first and fourth round selections (17th) & (117th), and their fifth round selection in 2016.

Round two

1. No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 2015 second, third and sixth round selections (57th), (89th) & (201st).
2. No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's 2015 second round selection and a fifth round selection (58th & 158th).
3. No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). see No. 41: Carolina → St. Louis.

Round four

1. No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). see No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland.
2. No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection, their second-round selection in 2016, and quarterback Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (145th) and quarterback Sam Bradford. The trade also includes a possible 2016 conditional selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford takes less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he does not play at all, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' third-round selection.

Round five

1. No. 142: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Marshall and a seventh-round selection (224th).
2. No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). see No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia.
3. No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah.
4. No. 168: multiple trades:
          No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Casillas and Tampa Bay's sixth-round selection.

NFL Draft Selections by NCAA Conference
SEC – 54
ACC – 47
Pac-12 – 39
Big Ten – 35
Big 12 – 25
American – 11
Mountain West – 10
C-USA – 6
Sun Belt – 3
Independents – 2
MAC – 0
Non-FBS Conferences – 24

Head coaches

Tim Beckman, Illinois Kevin Wilson, Indiana Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Randy Edsall, Maryland Brady Hoke, Michigan Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Jerry Kill, Minnesota

Bo Pelini, Nebraska Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Urban Meyer, Ohio State James Franklin, Penn State Darrell Hazell, Purdue Kyle Flood, Rutgers Gary Andersen, Wisconsin

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